Drawing The Face

• Film
• Higher Education (non-degree)

Portraiture Basics: Capturing Emotion 

How confident are you at drawing faces?

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 LO2 Analyse a given brief, to define key features to be developed in a storyboard 

Todays Lesson:

1. Analyse a drawing of a human face.

2. Explain techniques used to draw a human face.

3. Create a drawing that applies techniques to draw a human face.

2min Line Drawing

1. Put you pen or pencil to the paper
2. Look at your subject
3. Trace your eyes around the edges and record it on the page!

Add a photo of your drawing and Analyse!

1 Minute faces 

1. Put your pen or pencil to the paper. 
2. Look at your subject.
3. Trace your eyes around their features and record it on the page!

2 min drawing of the face

Same again....

Add photos of your drawings!

The 'LOOMIS HEAD' 

• This can help you to sketch the head in rotation.
• Artists who draw portraits will use this as a guide to ensure proportions are accurate. 
• Everyone's head/features will be variation of the rules. 

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Sketch the Loomis Head

                  1. Choose an angle/ rotation 

 2. look at the subject

                                             3. Record what you see unselfconsciously

Upload your drawings here!

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One Last Drawing

1. Draw a Sketchfab face 
2. apply any techniques that you have enjoyed!

Share a Top Tip you have learned in Todays lesson.

 LO2 Analyse a given brief, to define key features to be developed in a storyboard 

We have

1. Analysed a drawing of a human face.

2. Explained techniques used to draw a human face.

3. Createed a drawing that applies techniques to draw a human face.

How confident are you at drawing faces?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Final Gallery of Your Best Masterpieces!